Feb. 5

"Chinese laws strictly protect farmers' legal private property, or the farmers wouldn't be working so hard today...However, it is impossible for privatize the lands that they plough, which are owned collectively by villages."

Chen Xiwen, deputy director of the Central Agricultural Work Leading Team, said after the release of first document of the year by CPC Central Committee. Every year, the "No 1 Central Document" is about agriculture, highlighting its importance to the country.